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A location-based archaeology game for primary schoolsRichard Vahrman – LocoMatrix
What you are about to receive An apology Bit of background A video Some geeky stuff (not hardcore) And a bit of canvas Maybe look at a post-grad presentation Q&A You to pub, me to rehearsal Soon – BOGfest – play LBGs
What it is (and what it isn’t) if (navigator.geolocation) { navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error); } else { error('not supported'); }  http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html A location simulator is helpful
Background (Me)
Background (LocoMatrix)
What is (are?) Invisible Buildings?
A Trip to Essex (and then to Kent)
… and off to Billericay
Bottom-up approach
Top-down Piece of Genius
Nuts and Bolts
Metal Detector
Geofizz
Mole Digger
Problems, what Problems?

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Editor's Notes

  1. Project with BU, iPhone / Android / HTML5 – geolocation + canvas
  2. Biologist – Musician – Synthesisers – Electronics – Microprocessors – Alarm Systems for the Elderly – Machine Code – Assembler – Forth – C – C++ - HTML – PHPLocomatrix
  3. Fat story, FP, GPS, Bluetooth, Nokia, Fruit Farmer, Treasure HuntiPhoneIntern, Richard Smith, HTML5, Canvas, Treasure Hunt
  4. BU, TSB, authoring system for mobile phone games for schools, indecision, Treasure Hunt on the go, Symbian plus, Product / Scratch / Curriculum
  5. Local schools - BOGfest – Alan Drew – hi-tech projects +GPS – something for the curriculum – visit to Lullingstone – Romans / archaeology / Timeteam / IT /
  6. Something that was like a real dig – needed to occupy class for a day - a number (3) games – like time team – stages – metal detect – geofizz – dig – plastic pipesDig – originally something more complex and like a video game with real people – owl / hare / mole etcCommittee too complicated – programmers too much to do
  7. Wanted 3D model of what building looks like - Sketch Up – make ruin and geofizz plan – led to results beamed to classroom and Flash game
  8. Treasure hunt – HTML5, iPhone user interface, geolocation, fwd, back, links to video, audio, Flash!?You too can play this – treasure.locomatrix.com
  9. Pipes / box / flash / animation
  10. Simple rubbing out of top layer – could lead to a whole class of games – pairs – 3D rub outCould have an application for real geofizz - students
  11. Made out of bits from the other 2 games – needed to be long for detection – what’s the blue bit for – telling children the truth
  12. In poor reception area – no connection to WiFi – Zoom boxMeans that each game (page) may take a while to startAnswer – only using AndroidSo build an Android appMore programs moving from computer to web – accounts, project managementMobile network will improve so long-term solution …